Railroad tie



R. R. HYDE AND LC. HOOK.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 28, 1,922.

. 1,426,479. Patented Aug. 22, 1922.

El noewtw Rcflner't R IIjHdE barren stares e e t I ROBERT E HYDE AND. JOHN G. noon; or SHATTUCK, OKLAHOMA,

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Be it knownthat we, ROBERT E. HYDE and JOHN C. lloon, citizens of the United States, residing at Shattuck, in the county of Ellis and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Ties, of which the following is a specification, reference being had a to the accompanying drawings. I

This invention relates to railroad ties an has for its object to provide a tie which eliminates the use of spikes by incorporatthe rail fastening means in the tie..

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a railroad tie having stationary rail engaging members or jaws disposed adjacent a the ends of the tie, and movable clamping,

members or jaws slidablymounted on the tie.

It isa further object of the invention to provide a tie which is substantially hollow and havingcompartments formed at its ends for the reception of movable clamps or jaws, the inner wall of the compartment being adapted to receive a portion of the fastening means carried by each aw or block for urging the jaw or block toward the stationary jaw or rail engaging member,

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a railroad tie wherein the upper and lower portions of the tie are open to permit the entrance of ballast and thereby prevent bending or breaking of the tie. I With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more" parti'cularly described, fully,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railroad tie, constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end portionof the tie.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates the body member or tie, including a bottom 6 and sides 7 and 8, the ends 9-and 10 of The bottom 6 of the the tie being open. tie is provided with an opening 11 which permits the central portion of the tie to, be positioned in accordance with the position Specification of Letters Patent, Augfig 1 922. Application filed January 28, 1922. Serial nalssaeoo. l

and pressure applied to the end portions of the tie by permitting the entrance of ballast in, the body member so that breaking or bending of the tie at'its central portion is prevented.

The upper portion 0'1 top of the tie is substantially open, each end portion of the top being closed by a top plate 12, the purpose of which will. be hereinafter described.

1 Each ofthe side walls 7 and 8 of the body inwardly as at l lf'ln accordance with the shape of the base of the rail, while the wall 15 of'the recess is disposed flush with the edge ofthe adjacent plate 12. The length of the recess 13 is greater thangthe width of the base of a rail, so as, to permit the rail to be readily inserted in the recess. To assist in bracing the rail, arailengaging memher or stationary jaw :16 is carried by the upper edges of the sides 7 'and'S, the edge 17 beingadapted'to engage the web of the rail. Disposed within the body member,

, between the sides 7 and 8, a1'1djengaged with l i 85 ing a central'opening 1 9, the inner face ofthe bottom 6, isa wall or partition 18 hav the wall being flush with the inner edge 17 of the jaw member 16, the outer face of the wall being spaced from the wall 14 of the recess 13 so as to prevent interference with the rail: disposed in the recess 13,-

In connection with the stationary jaw or railengaging member 16,there"is provided a movable jaw member 20-consisting'of a block of material of a size to fit the compartments formed inthe ends of the body mem ber, each movable jaw member-being slidable in the compartments beneath the plate 12, the edge 21 of the block projectin above the base or bottom of the slots 18. firovided in the end portion 22 of the block is a recess 23 which extends laterally of the end portion 22, adjacent the edge 21 of the block, the recess 23 being formed in accordance with the form of the base of the rail so that the edge 2 of said railmay snugly engage therecess. The movable j aw 22 is also provided with a longitudinally extending bore adapted to receive a bolt 24, the head of the bolt engaging the outer end portion of the block. The threaded end portion 25 of the bolt is intended to passthrough the opening 19 of the wall 18, a lock washer 26 and nut 27 being threaded on the end portion 25 into engagement with the inner face of the wall 18.

In the use of the device the rail is placed in the recesses 13 of the sides 7 and 8 in such a manner as to cause one portion of the base of the rail to enter the recess formed beneath the jaw member 16, the edge of the opposite portion of the base of the rail engaging the wall 15 of the recess 13.

The nut 27 is then rotated by any suitable instrument to move the movable jaw member longitudinally of the tie, so as to position the last mentioned edge of the rail within the recess 28. Continued movement of the movable jaw will cause the rail to be firmly clamped by urging the rail into engagement with the wall 14: of the recess.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that this invention provides a novel term of railroad tie which firmly clamps the rail without the use of spikes, in addition to preventing spreading of the rails by side pres-' sure of the train, as the bolts are not con nected to the extremity of the end portions of the tie, but are substantially held by the stationary wall 18 so that any strain upon the jaw member 20 will be distributed to the wall 18 through the medium of the bolt. Furthermore, as the bolt does not engage the rail, there is no danger of vibration causing accidental movement of the jaw 20 and as the jaw is slidable within the compartment formed in the ends of the tie, lateral. movement is prevented and the aw at the same time is protected from contact with any object. In addition to this, by the use of a solid block in the construction of the movable jaw, the weight of the rail is supported the same as if the end portions of the tie were solid. Another important feature of this tie is that it is composed of'only three parts, namely, the body member which. includes the stationary jaw member 16, and the movable jaws 20. It will also be noted that the fastening means for each movable aw is independent of the fastening means of the opposite movable jaw, so that said jaws may be adjusted independently of each other to per mit removal of one rail without disturbing the opposite rail, and as the simplicity of the tie renders the same substantial, it will last indefinitely.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A railroad tie of the character described comprising a body member including a bottom and side walls, the ends of the body member being open, plates carried by the top 01' the end portions of the body member,walls disposed inwardly of the ends of the tie in spaced relation to said plates, said walls cooperating with the plates to provide compartments in the end portions of the tie, the side walls of the body member being provided with rail slots, said rail slots being disposed adjacent the walls of the compartments, a j aw member extending from the side portions of the body member and connected to the wall of each compartment, a movable j aw member slidable within the compartment beneath the plate, and a bolt carried by the movable jaw and movable through the inner wall of the compartment for urging the movable aw into engagement with the rail.

2. A railroad tie of the character described comprising a body member including a bottom and side walls, said bottom having a relatively large opening in its central portion to permit the entrance of ballast, the ends and top portion of the tie being open, a stationary jaw member carried by the upper edges of the side walls adjacent each end of the tie, plates carried by the end portions of the tie in spaced relation to the stationary jaw members, walls disposed beneath the stationary jaw members in spaced relation to the edge of the opening inv the bottom of the tie, and a movable jaw member slidable within each end portion of the tie between the wall and the extremity of said end portion.

In testimony whereoi we hereunto affix our signatures.

ROBERT R. HYDE. JOHN C. HOOK. 

